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Mount Balchen

Mount Balchen

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Matanuska-Susitna
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 9688 ft (2952.9 m)
About

In the Alaska Range, 7 km (4.4 mi) W of Mount Hayes.

History of Mount Balchen

Named for Colonel Bernt Bealchen (1899-1973), U.S.A.F., Arctic explorer and aviator.